All Around My Hat

Mike Batt handled production duties for these recording sessions, applying a polished brightness that separates the tracks from the unvarnished foundations of British folk music history. The music integrates complex violin lines and ensemble singing against a steady beat.

These compositions show the group moving centuries of narrative tradition into the mainstream consciousness of 1975. The arrangements maintain a careful equilibrium between the various instruments and the vocalists, creating a finished product that is firmly rooted in the period of its creation.